Well, actually the Vichy French put up quite a resistance in Syria, didn't they?

<t> Quite a problem there with the population. Brazil has a fairly large population, but its commitment to the war was far from the "total war" levels of other nations. In that sense it would make sense to have it have a small population for game purposes.<br/>
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first, take the whole china. seems cool but I have reasons not using Japan to invade my homeland, even in a game. and as a matter of fact, it takes time any gain a little, most of the time they won’t handicap your plan, so ...

Yup, I got it. It's very good. Brings out the whole horror of civil war, anytime, anywhere.

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Yes, seasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere. I find your mocking of CutLunch's comment to be in poor taste.

I did mention this earlier, before the game was released, but it did not prosper.

Cheers.

<t> Well, given that it was, in fact, what actually happened historically, it is only natural that it would also make sense in a computer representation of the war, whether it be something as rudimentary as Axis and Allies or as complex as Gary Grigsby's World at War.<br/>
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I've seen that in several AARs Japan uses airpower to keep the size of the Chinese Army down. How historically accurate is that?

Hey, they've changed the color for Allied-controlled territories, haven't they? I personally liked the solid green better. This new close-to-white thing looks kind of close to the neutral country color... at first I had trouble understanding what was going on in North Africa.[&:]

<t> I like Operational and Strategic better. It seems a bit more 'real' inasmuch you make your decisions sitting down and looking at maps, often with a lot of time to spare. Even taking an entire hour or more to decide whether to invade the USSR or not is a fast decision there. <br/>
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Afghanistan is a testament to what we are trying to accomplish in iraq and one day the whole region......

This here also reeks of 21st century 'Manifest Destiny'....

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Not "go away", simply that it seems ludicrous that the oil rich nations of the mideast, super duper wealthy hardly lift a finger to help, all the while hating the Isreali's. this is a great area to examine in light of the "anger" topic.. how ...

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...I do understand the post about hatred and the anger about the percieved one way support of Isreal by the US. Funny how the palistinian problem, refugees etc could be solved aby any arab country, but try getting any to allow refugees.. very ...

<t> I'm really mostly into playing the underdog or the country that lost the actual war. That results in me usually playing the Axis in WWII, although my preferred countries are Japan or Italy [!!]. I'd be quite happy to play an operational game of the 1939 fall offensive as the Poles though... When ...

<r> I guess that the forum's description is going to have to be updated then:<br/>

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Seems to indicate that if there is a sports game by Matrix, sports ...

<t> Yup, it is probably being played out in Washington and Tehran. When it comes to planning, this is probably the biggest difference between the Taliban and Iraq and Iran. While Iraq and Iran probably had military simulations capability, and in Iraq's case experience in fighting against the US, the ...

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I also wouldn't use the word Blitz for the invasion of Iraq. It's not a great word, and it doesn't mean a great deal these days, but the American invasion was not WWII German style doctrine. Their blitz was about breakthrough and encirclement ...

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Looks really good!!<br/>
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If you would refrain from the terms Sunni & Shiite, I think it adds a religious aspect [Kurds, Turkaman are also Sunni, there are also Christians ] to the thread.<br/>
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I can not count the number of times Les has "quit Matrix for good", but he always returns. This time under a different name. <br/>
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He is just a whiny fool that hides where it is safe.
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Whoa! Arrive a little late and WWIII has started! Actually, the prevalence of ":)" smilies in the original post seemed to hint towards a light-hearted sort of thread to me...
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